> Jo is geared more for downloadable apps
OK, that makes sense. This explains the use of non-standard tags, too. Progressive enhancement and using a standard DOCTYPE aren't a big issue for apps.
Re:Jo JavaScript App Framework
by davebalmer on Tuesday June 08, 2010 @10:33PM
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That said, it does play nicely inside browser-based apps, and should work alongside jQuery and other browser-centric libraries. That's something that may get explored later, but downloadable apps are definitely Jo's focus from an architectural standpoint. Thanks for your feedback, by the way.
One more point: I would recommend building on top of the YUI 3 core instead of re-inventing it, unless you can point to something that you think they flat out did wrong. YUI 3 core is pretty small. The YUI team learned a lot from YUI 2 :)
Re:Jo JavaScript App Framework
by davebalmer on Tuesday June 08, 2010 @10:59PM
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I'm a Yahoo! webdev alum, and I have most of the original YUI team on my buddy list. I've paid a lot of attention to YUI3, and have some differing opinions in our approaches; probably enough to warrant a blog post... thanks for the topic idea. :)
I thought your name sounded familiar. I'm very much looking forward to your post on this topic!
Re:Jo JavaScript App Framework
by aaronbrethorst on Tuesday June 08, 2010 @10:29PM
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thanks for the clarification! I look forward to seeing a post on HN from you sometime soon with the 'official' announcement :)
Re:Jo JavaScript App Framework
by davebalmer on Tuesday June 08, 2010 @10:39PM
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Hopefully this month I'll have something more official. The news got leaked on Twitter a bit early, but hey, nothing like instant feedback to keep the fingers flying. :)
@aaronbrethorst -- this was leaked a bit earlier than I expected, so I'm scrambling to put together some more interesting sample apps. Please stay tuned, or better yet, collaborate on GitHub and help make one. :)
@detrus -- agreed that it needs a good "positioning" summary, interesting suggestion. :)